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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Jun 11, 2013 21:42:55 GMT -8
On the genre "Horror": This is a highly diverse heading. Cutesy goth stuff about happy adventures in Pumpkinland could be considered horror, but generally, it's something with elements creepy or scary. Usually characters are not powerful, having to struggle with forces that are genuinely dangerous to them, but some horror stories do feature powerful protagonists (Vampire Hunter D, for example). Usually, those are much less scary.
How do you prefer to do horror?
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DKender
Only One Skeleton has the Power to Control both Life and Death, Light and Dark, Words and Blank Space, Our Humble Lives Continue Only by the Grace and Magnanimity of This Skeleton
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Post by DKender on Jun 11, 2013 22:08:43 GMT -8
I personally enjoy supernatural horror that occurs in this world and time (give or take a few decades) - the kind that affects humans who are physically and psychologically unprepared to encounter the spooky whatever-it-may-be. It's more relateable, perhaps? Well, in any case, it's more compelling and frightening - again, subjectively.
So when I do write, I tend to write from that angle: a flawed, somewhat fragile person stumbles into the "Twilight Zone."
I do like the supernatural to make an appearance, however. Some horror is "real" in that it could conceivably happen nowadays - such as serial killer-based stories, science fiction horror, etc. One example would be the Saw series (I'm not a fan of those movies, by the way, but I want a commonly-known example). For some reason, I don't much enjoy this type of horror fiction. That's just me, though.
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Jun 11, 2013 22:23:59 GMT -8
It ain't just you. I think a lot of people aren't into torture porn. General "slasher" fare might be a bit more popular than the full-on Eli Roth, but I'm betting supernatural horror has a much broader appeal than any of that. I think your fave lines up pretty well with Kelly's. The Kingfisher, in fact, is unduly influenced at its conception by me. Most Kelly stories involve protagonists with no powers and no insights - just fear &/or pluck.
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DKender
Only One Skeleton has the Power to Control both Life and Death, Light and Dark, Words and Blank Space, Our Humble Lives Continue Only by the Grace and Magnanimity of This Skeleton
Nay, let us walk from fire unto firey skeleton ...
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Gender: Unknown Skeleton
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Post by DKender on Jun 12, 2013 12:14:51 GMT -8
Ha, stole this quote from the general thread. I think you're a fantastic writer, Brett (judging from your input on the forum). The issues you mentioned are pretty easy to weed out during editing, though I honestly haven't noticed them in your posts.
On another note, I'm nervous when it comes to critiquing short stories, since I made a boy (well, he was 19) cry during my undergraduate creative writing course. I really didn't want to hurt his feelings - I even described his story's strengths! But sometimes, people become emotionally attached to their work, which is understandable. What is the point of this paragraph? Oh, I guess it'd be helpful if people who use this board let readers know whether they're open to critique, or if they'd prefer that we just read and enjoy.
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Jun 12, 2013 12:33:13 GMT -8
Good idea! I just added that to the writer's profile page.
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Post by Kristi is prescribed skeletons on Jun 14, 2013 4:27:06 GMT -8
I have something I've written that falls under the category of psychological horror that I'm interested in sharing. Though depending on one's horror reading backgrounds it might only loosely fit under that category. I'd also be happy to start up something completely new. :-)
ETA: Just joined the robin. I tend to drive stories into weird directions, so watch out!
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Jun 14, 2013 13:07:08 GMT -8
If there's one thing that sucks about the Kastanian winter, it's when the godzillas come home to nest...
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